Meaning & use
mine
Belonging to me; used to indicate possession without a following noun.
See it in a sentence
That bright red umbrella leaning by the door is mine, not yours.
Her opinion on the matter differs greatly from mine and my brother's.
A note on using this word
Mine replaces my plus a noun and stands alone, unlike my, which must precede a noun.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. noun
An excavation in the earth for extracting minerals such as coal, gold, or diamonds.
Generations of the same family worked in the local coal mine.
3. noun
An explosive device buried or hidden that detonates when triggered, typically by contact.
Soldiers spent hours carefully clearing mines from the abandoned battlefield.
4. verb
To dig into the earth in order to extract minerals or ore.
The company plans to mine copper in the remote northern hills.
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